Ernest Gaines Quotes

Doing leads more surely to talking than talking to doing.

Well done is better than well said.

Good intentions are not enough. They've never put an onion in the soup yet.

It's deeds we need, not words.

I'm not going to win games by talking about it. Just by doing it.

Talk is talk; action on the field is action on the field.

My actions will speak louder than words.

The best way to let others know what you're going to do is to actually do it.

Execution is everything.

Don't take the will for the deed; get the deed.

Never confuse movement with action.

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.

There's a difference between standing up and telling people what you're planning to do and standing up and going and accomplishing something.

Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.

An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.

Deeds are fruits, words are leaves

Many speeches can be heard throughout the world, but one always has to wait for deeds

You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.

You always intend to do this and that, but then you have to go out and do it on the pitch.

Changes occur after taking practical steps, not by chanting slogans and giving speeches.

Talk is cheap; play the game.

There's a lot of work that needs to be done, and there's a difference between talking the talk and walking the walk.

The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.

It is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises-but only performance is reality.

I'm certainly hoping that all the recommendations that we have heard will be implemented.